The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-05

April 1880 was 81. 1853. 500; the market value to-
day is 81, 989. $50. Increase in value, s. 635. $780,
or nearly so per cent
Stock Of the Louisville Evansville e. st.
Louis road is booming a report that there are
three parties VINO DESTROYS of effectng a
lease of the road, OF the number being the
Baltimore a. Ohio.
A large force of men set at work on Mon
day in building the New Albany 81 Eastern road
westward from Watson One of the bridges on
this line. with its approaching trestles. will be
1850 feet in length.
The INDIANAPOLIS Bloomington & Western
train from the East. which reaches Indianapolis
at 11:40 A. NJ. makes the run from Columbus to
this city, 165 miles. in six hours and five minutes.
including ffty-one stops at stations and railroad
crossings
South will to-day be put sale again. some of
the roads which signed the agreement to with
draw ali second-class tickets from sale on the
lst Of May having failed to carry out the
agreement
The l., B. g. w, with its dfferential rate, cap
tured the Chicago Base Ball Club last night, for
Chicago Competitors are feeling very sore over
the matter, and are more determined than ever
entail rates
In the month of April &c. 651 pieces of baggage
were handled by the baggagemen at the Union
Depot OF this number 8, SIT were checked out
from Indianapolis. This was an increase over
last year of 1907 in the number handled and of
269 in the number of pieces checked out.
Ticket brokers at this point were notified,
yesterday. that the annual meeting of the asso
citation would be held in Cleveland the 18th
and 18th of this month. and as important bust
ness is TO come up. all ticket brokers who belong
to the association are requested to be present.
The Indianapolis Steel rail Company expect
to make a good start to-day at turning rails.
The company has been rather unfortunate in
getting started. On Monday last, rail. in pro-
cNfv O1I. - @I,1 IL
a complete collar around the roll. and no. until
yesterday afternoon were the rolls cleared.
The Indianapolis division of the order of Rail
way Conductors has appointed |. d. Baldwin
a its delegate to the annual convention which
convenes in New Orleans next week. Mr.. Bald
wild will leave for that city on Saturday evening.
Several of the head officials of the association
passed through the city yesterday, en- route for
New Orleans.
The Eastern lines yesterday instructed Gen
eral Ticket Agent Donoueh, at the Union Depot,
to resume the sale of tickets to day the fol-
lowing roads, which have been boycotted: Bur
lington g. Missouri Chicago, Burlington & Quin-
cy, Hannibal 6 st. Joe. Kansas City. St. Joe &
Council Bluffs and the ST. Louis, keokuk g.
Southwestern.
John B. Carson. vice-presdent and general
manager. W. H. McDoel traffic manager, and
W. r. Woodward. general superintendent of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road are
this week inspecting the property. They arrived
in the city last evening. and will remain here a
portion of to-day, looking into the terminal
facility question.
A few days ago the chief engineer of the Ohio
e. Mississippi road was told by President Bar
nard that he wished put another man liz his
Office. but desired that he, the chief engineer
should remain as his assistant at the same pay.
This the chief engineer declined to do, and re-
signed, but the matter blew over Now 1T is
stated that the president brought a to
take the position of general superin tendent of
the road. and began to arrange matters to let c.
C. F. Bent out but stirring up the matter
the friends of Mr.. Bent in the directory stepped
on the movement.
The Indianapolis East-bound Freight Associa-
ISOLATION, yesterday passed outtof existence. and
j. @. Van Wrinkle instructed to sell the
furniture. Hereafter the freight agents of the
respective roads will send their daily reports to
Commissioner Blanehard's Office Chicago. The
weighing and inspection feature of the associa
ton is to be made important branch of
the service than heretofore. j. B. Eckmau has
been appointed manager. and will be allowed
sstants. His department. now comes under the
control of the Central Traffic Association.
Railroading in early days in Indiana, remarked
"Uncle Billy Jackson" was uphill work. In
1S43 the Madison g. Indianapolis road got under
the oltrol of Eastern parties largely. and they
sent a. man named Hurd from New Haven,
Conn, out here to operate the road. lie was in
clined to be extravaganza. and the old officials of
the road quietly resigned and went into other
business. In about two years the new manager
had the read SO much in debt that the equip
ments. and even the wood piles along the line,
were levied upon. and in the hour of trouble the
owners of the property appealed to the old man
ayers to come back and help them out. After
scme hesitation, Mr.. Branham aud Mr.. Jackson
consented to take hold again and what could
be done They boarded an engine. went the
whole length of the road and promised the par
ties which had brought suit against the compa-
ny that if they would withdraw their suits every
one should be paid soor as the earnings of the
road would enable them to pay them. Mr.. jack
and Mr.. Branham stated that they would
not take one cent for their salaries until these
claims had been fully met and, to a man, each
withdrew his suit and all were in due time paid